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Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

Schools in Illinois often require children returning after illness to undergo a COVID-19 test, but those tests can be difficult to come by.

A look at some of Lake Michigan's rising waters.

Antioch police released a recorded interview with Dominick Black, a friend of Kyle Rittenhouse, shortly after the Aug. 25, 2020 shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Cook County authorities were searching for a missing northwest suburban teenage girl they considered endangered.

Kyle Rittenhouse predicted he would spend the rest of his life in prison after shooting three people during chaotic demonstrations in Kenosha over the summer, a close friend told police hours after the gunfire.

After 20 years of selling raspados--shaved ice--in Little Village, Guadalupe Perez, known as Don Lupillo, will never sell again. He died Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19.

A 12-year-old boy was shot and seriously wounded Saturday night in the Roseland neighborhood, officials said.

Especially at Christmastime, I don’t know how Jimmy Binkley would’ve been able to deal with not being able to visit his "babies."That’s the endearing term the Peoria piano man used to describe his beloved ...

BRADFORD —On Election Day afternoon, Kassie King received a phone call at her office desk at an auction house in the small Stark County town of Toulon.It was her maternal grandmother calling with disturbing news about her little brother, 13-year-old Kaden Wall."She told me to sit down and stay calm," King, 26, said. "She said there was an ...

Board members say they try not to take the taunts personally and know everyone is stressed.

PEORIA – It was a good summer.Fran Dickson entertained family and friends at the above-ground pool in her backyard that had been a party magnet for decades. She was the welcoming ringmaster of the summer circus, the grandma who oversaw a little bit of swimming and a lot of fellowship, often accompanied by easy laughter and a couple of cold beers.Actually, it was better than good."She had a g...

Language barriers for non-English-speaking patients can complicate care and add stress for patients and their families.

The retrial date for former Portage Mayor James Snyder, facing a soliciting bribes charge, has been pushed back to late January.

The victim, who is in her late teens, did not know her attacker, according to police.

Two killed in Lake County crash near Wisconsin border.

The family of Ryan Bost is asking anyone information about his murder to come forward.

Evanston officials on Friday issued an advisory stay-at-home order for residents due to rising COVID-19 numbers.

Police were searching for someone who shot a man in Lake County Saturday.

SPRINGFIELD – A candidate concession speech is an important rite in a democracy that is done not for the benefit of the winner or the loser but as a means of honoring the voters and our system of government.Sometimes the speech is done at a podium before a crowd, but more often than not it happens with the loser calling the winner with a word of congratulations."I remember running for the le...

PEORIA — With the rate of positive COVID-19 tests increasing rapidly, the Peoria area might be following the trend of regions that have been unsuccessful in curtailing the spread of the coronavirus.That failure, Gov. JB Pritzker warned on Thursday, could mean a new statewide stay-at-home order to bring a halt to the ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood won her bid for a second term Thursday, narrowly defeating Republican challenger Jim Oberweis in the west and north suburban and exurban 14th Congressional District, The Associated Press declared. The AP’s call of the race came after Underwood’s advantage over Oberweis grew from 3,524 votes to 4,288 votes after an additional 2,910 ballots were reported by Will...

First-time Republican candidate Mike Buehler declared victory Thursday in the race for McHenry County board chairman, as incumbent Jack Franks conceded the election.

Cook County Judge LeRoy Martin Jr., who presides over the busiest felony courthouse in Chicago, has been appointed to a seat on the state’s appellate court.

Former Cook County commissioner Tony Peraica filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Employment Security on behalf of his daughter after she was denied unemployment benefits during the pandemic

A man was killed in a Lake Forest hit-and-run Thursday morning.

As coronavirus cases in Chicago continue to spike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot will impose a 10-person limit on weddings, birthday parties, funerals and some social events starting Monday morning. While stopping short of issuing a citywide shutdown order, Lightfoot also is urging residents to stay home during the coming weeks. As part of her stay-at-home advisory, Lightfoot is encouraging residents not t...

As Mayor Lori Lightfoot works behind the scenes to muster the votes she needs to pass her 2021 city budget, she has delivered a message to City Council members: those who vote against her spending plan should not expect their wards to be prioritized, according to aldermen. In recent weeks, Lightfoot has held a series of meetings with aldermen during which she’s lobbied for their support on her con...